I was
invited up to play with a great new Norwegian band called Black Moon Circle,
who I just released their debut EP on my Space Rock Productions label, as well
as played on. This festival is mainly a showcase for new bands from all music
genres and mostly local acts. You get a wristband and then you can go to any of
the clubs (10) where the bands are playing in Trondheim. There were a few very
cool bands playing like Spider Gawd (features the rhythm section from
Motorpsycho) and High Priest of Saturn, but I did not recognize any of the
other names. Spider Gawd played two shows but we missed them both due to
rehearsing on Friday and them playing just before us at another venue on
Saturday. After rehearsal on Friday though Vemund and I went out to see High
Priest of Saturn, a local doom band at a club called Blæst. I had seen them
before and was hoping to hear some new material and they did play a new song,
which I shot a video of called Serpent World. They only had 30mins like all
bands so only played 4 tracks. The sound needed to be much more massive and the
drummer was just too laid back so when you also have a laid back vocal, it just
lacked intensity. It was a bit disappointing considering that I liked the
record they made on Svart quite a lot.
The next
day I saw part of the band playing before Black Moon Circle and they were
called New Brian. They were young kids all dressed up to the max with ties,
perfect hair and looks playing 80s like music, something like Wham! It was not
for me and the small crowd seem to like it but I just don’t understand the
point of doing stuff like this… Ugh..
We hit
the stage right at 23 and played 32mins. We opened with Jack’s Cold Sweat, a
track that will be on the band’s first full length record later this year.
Øyvin (singer and bass player) has been fighting a cold the entire weekend so
his vocals were quite harsh at times but he really sang with intensity and gave
it his all. We had a nice spaced out section on this track. American Eagle,
which is on the EP, was really extended with two different improvised sections
and quite different from the record. We really had it together on this track
and I had come up with some cool spacey sounds, that are not on the record.
Plains, also from the record really let Vemund play some amazing guitar parts
as we took the psychedelic space rock to another level. Sound was great on the
stage (and also the audience recording). Short, powerful show.. We quickly packed up and headed back to the
rehearsal room as we were going to have a studio recording session the next
day. It was a great concert. I feel like I have a special musical connection
with these guys that I have not had with all the bands I have played with, so
early on. Awesome.
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